Bird, bug, butterfly and a wild variety of photos from Belarus, Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Scotland and Spain by Irish wildlife photographer Patrick J. O'Keeffe and invited guests

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Showing posts with label Belarus. Show all posts

Tuesday 8 January 2013

WHITE STORK (Ciconia ciconia) Białowieski Park Narodowy, Hajnówka, Belarus

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The White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) is of the family Ciconiidae which is in the genus Ciconia.

WHITE STORK (Ciconia ciconia) Białowieski Park Narodowy, Hajnówka, Belarus

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The White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) is of the family Ciconiidae which is in the genus Ciconia.


WHITE STORK (Ciconia ciconia) Białowieski Park Narodowy, Hajnówka, Belarus

 
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The White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) is of the family Ciconiidae which is in the genus Ciconia.

Sunday 6 January 2013

BLACK TERN Chlidonias niger

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WHISKERED TERN Chlidonias hybridus

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WHISKERED TERN Chlidonias hybridus

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COMMON TERN Sterna hirundo

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COMMON TERN Sterna hirundo

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SMALL COPPER Lycaena phlaeas

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MAP BUTTERFLY Araschnia levana

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SPOTTED FLYCATCHER Muscicapa striata

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CITRINE WAGTAIL Motacilla citreola

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Saturday 5 January 2013

WESTERN JACKDAW (Corvus monedula). There are several subspecies recognised including the EASTERN JACKDAW (Corvus monedula monedula) Belarus

 
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 The Western Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) or Eurasian Jackdaw is of the crow family Corvidae which is in the genus Corvus.

COMMON CHIFFCHAFF (Phylloscopus collybita subspecies P. c. collybita) Popelevo, Brest Region, Belarus

 
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 The Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) is of the family Phylloscopidae which is in the genus Phylloscopus. This small insectivorous species of leaf warbler is a summer resident from mid March to October which breeds in the northern and temperate regions of Eurasia. In the autumn it migrates south to spend the winter in the Mediterranean Basin, sub Saharan Africa and southwestern Asia. Small numbers also overwinter in northwest Europe.  
There are several subspecies recognised including, Common Chiffchaff (P. c. collybita), Scandinavian Chiffchaff (P. c. abietinus) and Siberian Chiffchaff (P. c. tristis).  
 
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VIOLET OIL BEETLE (Meloe violaceus) Pripyat River, Turov, Homiel Province, Belarus

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  The Violet Oil Beetle (Meloe violaceus) is of the family Meloidae which is in the genus Coleoptera .


Friday 4 January 2013

RUFF (Calidris pugnax) male in breeding plumage with two females, Belarus

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The Ruff (Calidris pugnax) is a medium sized shorebird or wader of the sandpiper family Scolopacidae which is in the genus Calidris.

HAIRY HAWKER DRAGONFLY Brachytron pratense Belarus

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FOUR SPOTTED CHASER DRAGONFLY Libellula quadrimaculata Belarus

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